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The Stetson women's tennis team (7-5) snapped a four-game
winning streak, falling to Harvard (6-3) by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon
at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center.

The Crimson earned the first point of the match, as all
three doubles pairs defeated the Hatter duos to take the early 1-0 lead. It marked the first time Stetson lost the
doubles point in the team's last four outings, and just the second time all
season that the Hatters' dropped all three doubles matches.

The Hatters fought back, tying the match at 1-1 when senior
Sara Lazarevic defeated Kristin Horton by a score of 6-3, 6-0. Harvard answered
by winning the next five singles matches. Stetson freshman Andrea Crespo and
junior Lindsey Cable won their first sets, but both ended up falling in three
sets.

"Harvard had the final word on a couple three-setters that
could have gone either way," Stetson assistant coach Christophe Noblet said. "It
was definitely a great fight today."

Stetson's other singles win went to freshman Eveline
Lepinay, who defeated Amanda Lin 7-6 (1), 2-6, 7-6 (2) to give the Hatters
their second point of the day.

"I am very pleased with the way the ladies fought back in
singles after losing the doubles point today," Stetson Director of Tennis
Pierre Pilote said.

Stetson will return to conference play, when they travel to
Georgia for a pair of matches this weekend. They will play against Kennesaw
State on Friday at 12:00 p.m. and against Mercer at 10:00 a.m.

"We are looking forward to our trip in Georgia this weekend,"
Noblet said. "Playing on the road is never an easy task, and Kennesaw State and
Mercer are two good programs."

Match notes: Stetson is
0-2 against Ivy League schools this season ... Diana Bukajeva had her singles win
streak snapped today, ending at 15 matches.